title: [Psychological profile of suicide using firearms to the face. Review of the literature. Our experiences at the university hospital center at Caen].
abstract: We studied the psychological feature of subjects who attempted suicide with firearms. This retrospective study included 36 cases of "facial suicide" treated at the Caen University Hospital since 1981 and data in the literature. An analysis of the different parameters showed in several cases, that this population is different from the others, particularly hospitalized drug overdose suicide patients. Two notions were particularly remarkable in these patients: history of patients psychiatric disorders were very rare and recurrent suicide attempts.
authors.affiliation: Service de stomatologie et chirurgie maxillo-faciale (Pr. J. F. Compère), CHU Caen, Caen.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Benateau
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Brazo
authors.forename: T T
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Tran
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kaluzinski
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Labbe
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Zarifian
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Compère
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D062787:Drug Overdose / Q000523:psychology; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005389:Firearms; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D008875:Middle Aged; D011041:Poisoning / Q000523:psychology; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology*; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000523:psychology*
vernacular_title: Profil psychologique des suicidés de la face par arme à feu. Revue de la littérature. Notre expérience au CHU de Caen.